Nike International Junior Tournament Kaunas: Best of the RestFebruary 15, 2012Jonathan Givony

Strengths:
-Decent size for a point guard
-Tough, pesky player with a nice feel for game
-Good ball-handler
-Can create a little
-Distributing mentality
-Executes offensively, finds the open man
-Solid court-vision
-Competes on defense
-Gets in passing lanes

Weaknesses:
-Good, not great athlete
-Average wingspan/frame
-Not a big time scorer
-Struggles to make shots from beyond the arc
-Doesn't finish very well around the basket

Outlook:
Did a nice job running the show for the Russians, who finished 2nd at this tournament. Doesn't have huge potential but has nice toughness and seems to have the mentality to develop into a good player at the professional level. [Read Full Article]